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The Punch: Nigeria seeks safe nuclear energy
Nigeria is committed to implementing international nuclear safeguards and safety regime in the process of generating electricity from nuclear power plants.
This was disclosed by the Director-General, Nigerian Nuclear Regulatory Authority, Prof. Shamsideen Elegba, at a training course for lawyers on nuclear safety and radiological protection in Lagos on Monday.
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BBC NEWS | Africa | 'Blood oil' dripping from Nigeria
Under cover of night dozens of barges queue up to dock at a jetty in a creek somewhere in Nigeria's oil-rich Niger Delta.
Their holds are filled with stolen oil running from valves illegally installed into a pipeline.
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BBC NEWS | Africa | Nigerian 'blood oil' crew paraded
The Filipino crew of a boat laden with suspected stolen oil seized in Nigeria's oil-rich Delta region has been shown to journalists.
The military "paraded" them in front of local media in Warri, but they denied stealing crude oil.
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The Sun News On-line| Editorial: Nuclear power in Nigeria
There is every reason to believe that the Nigeria Atomic Energy Commission (NAEC) is committed to its mandate of steering the national effort towards the introduction of nuclear power for electricity generation in the country. To this end, it has embarked upon manpower training and capacity building for sustainable nuclear power.
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AFP: Two million Nigerians at risk from radioactive waste
KANO, Nigeria (AFP) — Radioactive materials in abandoned mining fields in central Nigeria's Plateau state pose a serious health hazard to two million people, officials said Saturday.
"Around two million people now live and farm close to the mines, which means they are all at risk from the harmful effects of the radioactive emissions from the mining fields," Plateau environment commissioner Nankim Bagudu told AFP.
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BBC NEWS | Africa | Nigeria wants mining reparations
Nigeria's Plateau State wants $100bn (£50bn) in compensation from the UK and Europe for environmental damage caused, it says, by mining in colonial times.
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AfricaNews - Nigeria nuclear plans worry G-8 - Murtala
The world most powerful nations, the G8, have expressed concerns over Nigeria's ability to acquire nuclear technology. They are said to be uncomfortable with that nuclear move despite Nigeria's position that the nuclear power generation is purely meant for electricity supply.
Speaking to ‘This Day’ at the end of a week long safety nuclear energy training programme, Shamsedeen Elegba, Director-General of the Nigeria Nuclear Regulatory Agency (NNRA) confirmed that the G8 had expressed wories over Nigeria’s readiness to acquire nuclear energy.
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Vanguard Online: How safety fears delays Nigeria’s nuclear plant installation, by NNRA boss
DIRECTOR general ofthe Nigeria Nuclear Regulatory Authority (NNRA), Babatunde Shamshideen Elegba, has disclosed that the only obstacle hindering the installation of nuclear plant in Nigeria is fear of its security and safety.
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allAfrica.com: Nigeria: Gambari Not Acceptable, Niger Delta Leaders Cry Out (Page 1 of 4)
SOUTH-SOUTH elders, youth leaders and organisations, weekend, described as an insult and an affront to the leaders and people of the region the plan by the Federal Government to draft one-time Minister of External Affairs and Under Secretary-General (USG) of the United Nations, Ambassador Ibrahim Gambari to preside over the forthcoming summit on the Niger Delta, saying they will not accept it.
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allAfrica.com: Nigeria: Electricity - Postpone Nuclear Power Project Until 2020 (Page 1 of 1)
Professor Georg Erdmann, an Energy Economist from Germany, has advised the Nigerian government to play down the issue of nuclear power until 2020.
Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) yesterday in Abuja, Erdmann said with the country's current installed capacity of only 6,000 megawatts of electricity, nuclear power was not feasible.
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allAfrica.com: Nigeria: Agency Evacuates High-Risk Radioactive Sources (Page 1 of 1)
Nigerian Nuclear Regulatory Authority (NNRA) yesterday in Abuja said it had evacuated three high-risk radioactive sources from the country.
Director-general, Prof. Shamsideen Elegba, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the evacuation was carried out in conjunction with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
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Guardian Newspapers: Nigeria: Agency restates commitment to nuclear power
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